CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17123, 19 April 1921, Page 9

CASUALTIES.

Tho nun Inst night caused a motor accident at'tho bridge- on Lincoln road over tho river between the fopreydon School unci tho Sunnysido Mental Hospitnl. The enr, which, was coming into town, was driven bv its owner, Charles Everett, of Hustings street, who hw with, him Clement Coleman, residing in Jeffrey's road, and another ainil named Alfred Wallace. The windscreen was blurred with tho rain, and as the car approached tho bndgo it skidded, bounding right ad-OS's tho bridge and colliding with a pole on the other side. Tho impact tore off one or tho wheels and otherwise damaged tho car. Coleman was struck by the polo and received severo .injuries to the head. "Wallace sustained minor injuries, but Everett escaped unhurt. The accident occurred about midnight. A man named James Dnimmond, re. siding at 207 Idris road, when cycling along Papa.nui road last night, collided with a motor-car, driven by E. I>. Masters, of 100 "Wairarapa tcrracn. Drummondy in clearing a 1 rum-car, failed to notice, tho motor-car, which was emerging from Loinstcr rood, and its driver did not seo tho cyclist, who ft as knocked down and injured about the head. He was treated in tlh© outpatients' ward,at the Christcbureh. Hospital, where his wound was stitched. Heart failure was responsible for tho sudden death of F. A. Knowles, an old resident of the Oxford district, who died on Saturday evening. J. Maddren, aged 89 years, residing at 6 Coventry street,' died 1 suddenly on Sunday afternoon. A certificate that death was due to heart failure- has been given. The death occurred in the Christchurch Hospital yesterday of Daniel James Hourigan, who was found at Halswcll on "Tuesday with his throat cut. and who was taken to tho Hospital for treatment. An inquest is to be held at 5 p.m. to-day in the Courthouse.

(press association telegrams.) AUCKLAND, April 18. On Saturday evening .James AlcKinnon was knocked down in Queen street by a traincar. Ho received injuries to tho lioad and ji broken leg, and was admitted to the Auckland Hospital, where ho died. He was 15 years ot Ago. NEW PLYMOUTH, April 18. Doris Cortios Bromley, aged 31 years, a. nurse in a private hospital here, was found dead to-night in eircunwtflncos suggesting suicide. She was on night duty last nijjht, and retired this morning, and when another nurse went to awaken her to-night, she found Bramley dead. A halt-empty bottle of poison was found on a table near the head of tho bed, and an examination showed that deceased had swallowed this poison. Nurso Braniley'a parents resido at Oiichungu. TAIHAPE, April 18. At Hihitalii, a. sawmill hand named Joseph Hear had a sensational experience with a twin saw. Ho was working on the saw bencli while the ~buws were stationary. When swinging tho belt the s-aw pulley sufficiently to start both saws, and the top saw inflicted a wound from tho centre of Mear's forohcad to the haee of the skull at tho back. Ho was onlv saved from being cut in.half by tne belt swinging off the;, pullet acnin. Mear was taken to the'Taihapo Hospital.